The New York State Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against several popular e-cigarette manufacturers. They are accused of violating the state's ban on flavoured nicotine products and of marketing their products to minors. The industry counters that the move is "irresponsible and misguided".
Banning online sales and restricting flavours to artificial tobacco and menthol only. This is what the Netherlands, together with Belgium and Latvia, wants to introduce for nicotine pouches and e-cigarettes at EU level.
Studies from the UK show that many smokers still try to quit using ineffective methods. Now researchers are speaking out. "The likelihood of success increases dramatically if you use evidence-based methods such as vejpning or other nicotine alternatives," says the study's lead author, Sarah Jackson.
A new study shows that restrictions on flavoured e-cigarettes may lead to increased use of traditional cigarettes among young adults.
"We need to think about the consequences of tobacco and nicotine policies." the researchers write.
The common perception that vejpning is a gateway to cigarette smoking among young people is wrong. "Evidence suggests the opposite," says researcher Jamie Hartmann-Boyce.
